Location:- Tucked in the expanses of the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park, Bakubung, or the People of the Hippo, provides guests with the peace and tranquillity of a true bush experience coupled with the luxury and service you’ve come to expect from a Legacy bush lodge. Bakubung Bush Lodge is a venue of such excellence that it has been awarded "Best Bush Conference Venue" at the 2000 Venue Finder Awards. It was also voted the ASATA\ Diners Club “Best South African Game Lodge" in 2003.

At a glance:

• Accommodation - Capacity - 284 guests
• 76 air-conditioned, thatched roof, studio rooms and 66 chalets
• Full range of guest amenities such as shampoo, bath oil, body lotions, etc
• Insect proof screening on all windows and sliding doors
• Swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Boma for dining under the stars
• Rooms are equipped with satellite TV
• Coffee / tea making facilities in the rooms
• There are electric shaving plugs and a hair dryer
• conference centre
• Natural rock-hewn pool
• Tennis
• Shuttle service to and from Sun City
• Transfers to Pilanesberg Airport
• Babysitting
• Covered parking adjacent to each unit
• Medical services on call
• Complimentary car wash
• Shopping/Banking/Pharmaceutical - 10 min
• Full secretarial services
• Room safes
• Curio Shop
• Wildlife presentations
• Foreign currency exchange
• Events co-ordinator
• International direct dial telephones in each bedroom - 24 hours
• Facsimile
• 24 hour electricity
• 24 hour air-conditioning and heating
• Room service
• Safari bar including an international selection of beverages
• Malaria free destination
• A true african safari

Accommodation:- 76 air-conditioned, thatched roof, studio rooms All rooms have DStv, direct dialling phones, en-suite bathrooms, electric shaving plugs, coffee/tea making machines and a hair dryer.
Note:
The 66 timeshare chalets are not available

Activities:- Your wildlife experiences are best shared at a blazing campfire, while you marvel at the spectacle of innumerable stars at our exclusive Boma Lapa in the park. Daytime activities include Board games;Table tennis and darts; Outdoor chess; Children's adventure playground; Natural rock-hewn pool; Two floodlit tennis courts; Volleyball court and Action cricket.

Set out on an African safari into the Pilanesberg National Park. You can either brave it on foot, or seek asylum from the sun under the canopy of a game watching vehicle. There is so much to do at neighbouring Sun City, you might need to extend your stay to experience it all.

Conference centre:- The lodge has conference & banqueting facilities for from 14 to 80 delegates, depending on seating configurations. Facilities include slide projectors, built-in screens, portable screens, overhead projectors, a lectern, TV monitors, VHS VCRs, flipcharts and a big screen video projector. Wall-to-wall carpeting and independent airconditioning. Services include secretarial, fax, photocopying and internet/e-mail access.

Wildlife:- Lion, elephant, black and white rhino, buffalo, leopard - Big Five- also cheetah and wild dog - Magnificent seven.
Giraffe, zebra, warthog, baboon, monkey, hippo, crocodile, and a variety of antelope including kudu, impala, waterbuck, Springbok, Wildebeest, Eland, Blesbok, Tsessebe and Steenbok are regularly seen, along with a number of the more elusive or less common animals. With a bird population of over 250 different species. Bring your binoculars!

Access:- Bakubung Bush Lodge is accessable by road, Johannesburg is only 175km, Pretoria 135km and Sun City 10km.

Child Policy:- Children of all ages welcome and there is a children's adventure playground.

Communication:- All forms of communication are available at Bakubung Bush Lodge. These include telephone, fax, photocopying, internet and e-mail.

Power supply:- There is 24 hour electricity to all rooms.

Shop:- There is a well stocked curio shop in the main lodge.